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R TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 6, 1907. First Session of the TOHT of the ministers who at E tended the twenty-sixth session of th North Nebraska confer ence of til Methodist Episcopal church In Omaha the la at week wore member of the conference ,4 which called It a, hero nd annual session In the First church of Omaha twenty-two yean go. These men, now veterans In the ser vice of Methodism In Nebraska, are Jabes Charles. J. Q. A. Fleharty, J. B. Priest. C. F. Hey wood, J. R. Oearhart, C. F. Wlthrow, J. L. St. Clair and D. Mar quette, presiding elder of the Norfolk dis trict In 1S83, when the conference first met In Omaha. Hev. Charles V. Savldite. now pastor of the "People's church" In Omaha, member of the second North Ne--brM,a conference, and met many of Ms ol associates here during the session which will close Monday. Other members of the memorable confer ence are scattered far and wide over the kingdom on earth, but half 'of them are long since residents of that house "not mad with handa," and are resting In the great beyond after tholr hard fight on the 1 frontiers of Nebraska, In the ranks which biased th way for the creed of Chris tians and doctrines of John Wesley. T the roll call at the second annual eonferenc thlrty-thre ministers responded. Mor than four times as many have been In attendance at the present session of the conference, and this number represent the churches of an area less than half the six of th territory embraced In th first conference held In Omaha. For the second session three districts were formed. Th Omaha, district, with J. B. Maxwell as presiding elder; Norfolk district under Rev. D. Marquette and i the Albion dis trict under the eldership of Rev. 8. P. Van Dooxer. Of th three presiding elders, Rev. D. Marquette la the only one living. Rev. Mr. Marquette attended the twenty-sixth ses sion th past week, and recalled to the ministers th conference held here twenty two years ago, In an address before the anniversary service held In honor of th semi-centennial of Rev. Jacob Adrlance of Fremont, who was the guest of th con ference Saturday morning. Elders J. B. Maxwell and 6. P. Van Dooser, together with Bishop Isaao Wiley, have passed to their reward, for the faith ful work which they accomplished In es tablishing Methodism In the northwest. Rev. J. B. Leedom of the North and Eighteenth streets Methodist churches. In 1883, Is now In California. Rev. J. W. Stew art of the Omaha South Methodist church Three Grand Old E3 MOINES, la, Oct. 6. (Bpe- clal.)-The combined public ser- vice of three officials of this, state makes total or ninety- seven years. If Iowa has ever in keeping good been derelict men In office it has not in these three cases. Senator Allison bas served forty-three years and will serve another before hit term expires. Curator Aldrlch of the his torical department has served a total of about thirty-six years In one capacity or ahother and Director John R. Sage of the weather and crop service has served eight een ' years continuously In that capacity. And each may be continued to serve longer. No man tn Iowa has built a more endear ttig vf unuinent, nor left to posterity a SeHTr work than has the Hon. Charles AliljTch. Legislators voted for the hlstor- leal building; governors signed bills; news- papers acquiesced and praised, but .ne his- torlcal department and the historical build- Ing la th work, primarily, of Hon. Charles Aldrlch from the Inception of the depart- ment to the selection of the stone out of which to erect th building. Th Importance of the preservation of history has been recognised in all ages but usually it is to lecognize the importance of Dreservlnsr hlstor v already aulte faded from memory, not that which la transplr- Ing at th time. Mr. Aldrlch came to Iowa In 1SE7 at a time when the state was young and had little history. Almost from the 31 time h entered the state he began to s now raplly assuming shape, and the mis gather data and articles of historical value, cellaneoua section of the. library, and the Th magnificent building that stands near Iowa library commission, th Stat house and the. collection of valu- Iowa- owes a debt, of gratitude to Mr. able articles In that building and the fund Aldrlch that will be difficult to repay. II of Information to be had there from manu- has not only been of value In establishing scripts, letters, books, newspaper files and various other sources at once attests to tn 'Importance of the department. Charles Aldrlch was born at Ellington, Chautauqua county, New Tork, October 2. 1228. He attended the public schools and for a time th Jamestown academy, and at the ag of 18 began learning th printing trade. In 1850, at th age of 22, be started a paper at Randolph, and In 1867 Moved to Iowa and located at Webster City, where he started th Hamilton Freoman. In UriO he was made chief clerk of the house of th Iowa legislature and was re-elected to th same position two years later. In September, ISfiSf b entered the Union army a adjutant and following the war became editor of the Dubuque Times, and In 18M purchased th Marshall Times at Marsballtown. He served as clerk of the house again In 1866. and in 1870 served as government commissioner tn settling claims of settlers to land embraced in th Pes Motnea river grant; served on the geoglcal ' survey of th western territories In 1873, and In 1S81 was elected a member of the house of th nineteenth general assembly to represent Hamilton county. Stno his service In the legislature Mr. Aldrlch' time has been devoted almost en tirely . t developing a historical depart ment of th state. He started many year ago fa the early 80' z. The legislature could not b Induced to do anything, so finally Mr. Aldrlch got official permission of the legislature to occupy a little corner of th state library. He had, at considerable ex pens to himself for many years been gath ering books, manuscripts and varioua other things of vslue In a historic way. These he loaned to th stat aa the nucleus of a beginning for a department of history. He devote! many years of his time without compensation to gathering newspaper flies of Important newspapers published In the early days and containing much valuable lsjirmatlon. Finally he was successful in Irjuclng the legislature to create a depart ment of history as a part of the stste a .Br. Lyons PERFECT Tooth Powder Cleanie$, preserves and beautifies the teeth, and Purifies the breath A superior dentifrice (or people0 .5 rfinement E tallied ta 1866 by REV. WILLIAM OORST, PRESIDING Elder of the Omaha District. Is numbered among the deceased members of the second annual session. Among those who answered to the first roll call, who are now deceased, ministers the last week counted the names of the fol lowing members, who were assigned to charges in 1R83: Rer. J. Fowler of Fre mont, Rev. Z. S. Rhone of Schuyler, Rev. E. O. Fowler of Fullerton, Rev. H. N. Gale of Blair. Rev. A. Hodgetts, who was sent to Fapll llon in 1883, la now In Brooklyn, N. T. Rev. J. W. Shank, for a number of years pastor of the church at Springfield, is In California, while Rev.' 8. A. Bear, sent to Leigh twenty-two years ago. Is resting this year and did not attend th twenty sixth session. Rev. R. B. Wilson, formerly of Arling ton, and Rev. W. F. Grundy of Oakdale, were transferred to the Missouri confer ence and went there many years ago to assume the labors of a new field. Rev. W. M. Worley, assigned to Lyons at the conference of 1883, Is now on the superannuated list, being th only one of the conference held here twenty-two years ago who is numbered on .the lists of re tired Methodist ministers. Rev. W. H. Carter, who went up th Missouri river to library. This made the beginning occlclaL That was in 1891 and he was appointed curator to serve without compensation, as the members of the legislature thought any outlay of money a useless expenditure. From that time on Mr. Aldrlch devoted his entire time to the department. He was able to revive the publication of the "Annals of Iowa," a quarterly publica tion which Is devoted entirely to the work of publishing articles on the early history of Iowa. Since Mr. . Aldrlch revived the publication he has been' able to publish, and thus preserve for all time much valu able Information pertaining to the history of the state. - v . Finally Mr. Aldrlch was able to Indue the legislature to erect a. building. It be- came evident that the miscellaneous collec- tion of the state library, along with th law section, was too much for the room In the "state house, where ' the library Is housed. It was evident that the law II- brary would In time take all the space and with this as a lever and the Importance, too, of having a suitable place for the rap- idly accumulating historical data Induced the legislature to vote an appropriation for building. One wing was erected and In this the historical department was housed, .During tho last two year the remainder of the building has been erected and th In- terlor finishing Is rapidly being completed. This will house the archives department, which is also the Idea of Mr. Aldrlch, and the historical department, but his keen in tellect and statesman ability has caused him to bo of great value as a cltlsen to th stat and every community In which h has resided. H bas been ever interested In all good government. In bis younger days he wrote frequently for th scientific 1 maga zines and farm papers In addition to his work on the papers he edited. In later life he has devoted his attention to writing for th Annals. At th age of 7 years Mr. Aldrlch' mind is clear and his memory unfailing. His powers of Intellect are a marvel to all who know him. For many years he has been In feeble health and the last legisla ture, recognising th necessity of his work and th vast worth of his ability to th state, provided an assistant to take from his shoulders the more arduous duties. Mr. Aldrlch Is now spending th closing years of h)B llfe , th work that h JovM as loath to lay down the burdens as th state la to lose his services. Senator William Boyd Allison not only exceeds In his public service anyone In Iowa, but probably also anyone In the United States. He was first elected to congress In 1863 and has served con- Nebraska's Fruitful LAWRENCE MORRIS3T AND WIFE. CO CfUK IS LKAD. 1- - - ..." v . r . . . . . - ' 1 , l s North Nebraska Methodist Episcopal Conference REV. VILLIAM E8PLTN. take charge of th church at Dakota 'City long before the Omaha railroad was built through the city Is now in Montana, while Rev. J. C. Colvin, the close friend and neighbor of the pastor to Dakota, has drifted away from his associates, and min isters attending the conference In Omaha the last week did not know where he went when he was transferred to another con ference. Rev. Mr. Colvin was the only one of the thirty-three whose address was un known to th ministers in Omaha. Rev. D. C. Wlnshlp, sent to Wlsner by two conferences, Is now In Denver, pastor of an Important church and enjoying the best of health and prosperity. Among th eight charter members of th conference In Omaha this week. Rev. C. F. Heywood of Central City was one of the pioneer ministers who recalled th second annual session. Rev. Mr. Hey wood was sent to Madison by the second annual conference, and laid the founda tions for the strong church, which is pros pering there today. Rev. E. l. Fox, who held th charge at Cedar Rapids some twenty years ago, has since gained prominence in the New Tork conferences and holds a charge In New -Tork City. Rev. C. D. Day, sent to St V Men Whose Years Are Spent JOHN R. SAGE, HEAD OF IOWA DE- part ment of Agriculture. "nuously either first In the house and then ,n tho "ate ever since. .wiinam a. Amson was corn in wayne county, Ohio, March 2, 18; and Is Just Curious and Romantic Capers of Cupid Wistaria Via Stop Elopement. IS3 ETHEL BURGESS, the pretty 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Burgess of n Pine Brook, N. J., expects to answer in the affirmative some day when the parson questions her aa to the desirability of hav ing Charlie Cadmus for a husband. Fickle fa' and a tenacious wistaria vine, which got twisted around Charlie's spokes when he sought to lift Etbel from a window of her home, are jointly responsi ble for the fact that Ethel and Charlie are aim traveling in parallel directions, but In single harness, Charlla lives In Peterson. N. J. Ethel visited Paterson for f few weeka last winter, relates the New Tork World, and among th young men who helped pas th tlm pleasantly none seemed to strike her farcy like Charlie. Whoter or not they corresponded after ward, th fact remains that this summer Charlie spent several weeka summering on a farm adjoining the home of his sweetheart. Long walks in the wild wood served to strengthen the attachment Climate and Its Family Influence as Practically Exemplified m K H4 'v. m , it) ? .... .-V.Av WHO I4VB ON THEIR FARM NEAB. TECUMSEH. WITH TJIAIR FIFTEEN LIVINQ REV. D. W. M'QREQOR. Edwards when th Union Paciflo railroad had Just completed its branch to that point, was afterwards sent to the far west as a missionary, and brother ministers are not Informed of his address. Though not forgotten, Rev. Joel A. Smith, sent by the second annual conference to a mis sionary charge In western Nebraska, is numbered among the "missing," of whom ' the ministers now belonging to the confer ence know but little after he went across the bliszard-cursed waste to hold services In school houses, cabins or wigwams. Among the early ministers who have long maintained an interest and membership In the North Nebraska conference, are Rev. William Gorst, now presiding elder of the Omaha district, who wss accepted on trial at the conference held In Blair in 18S4. H. H. Millard was admitted on trial In 1885 and Rev. Jesse W. Jeanlngs joined the conference in the same year. W. D. Mc Gregor was sent to Decatur in 1887 and Rev. William Eeplln was received on trial at the same conference. Rev. G. H. Main was received on trial In 1886 and Into full connection two years later. Several of the ministers who were ap pointed to charges in Nebraska by the second annual conference, have died far WILLIAM BOT1 ALLISON, Senator from Iowa. SENIOR five months younger than Hon. Charles Aldrlch, curator of the historical depart- ment. He came to Iowa n 1867, the same year that Mr. Aldrlch came to the state former tn the winter, and when Charlie sailed ofr Paterson he promised Ethel he would return and take her away from there. , Thursday night, at the hour when the graveyards yawn' Charlie drove out to the Burgess farm, and was delighted when he saw the face of his sweet heart framed In the moonlight which bathed her bedroom window, She told him ah was ready, but suggested that he get a ladder. Charlie brought the ladder and went up two rungs at a time. As he reached jor jng window an(j (eji t0 tna ,creamed sill the ladder slipped ground ' with a crash, and Charlie dropped, but he didn't hit the ground. His feet got twisted In the wistaria which covered the house, and when old man Burgets reached the scene with a shotgun. Mrs. Burgess directly In his wake, Charlie was hanging by his heels downward. "Don't shoot, papa!" shouted Ethel; "It's Charlie. He Is no burglar." ' Charlie was released from his undig nified position and then th young eoupl . REV. JESSE W. JENNINGS, IN CHARGE of Book Concern at Kansas City. from home, In foreign missionary fields, following their old bishop, Rev. Isaao Wiley, who died In China. "The second annual session of th Ne braska conference was a memorable on tn a good many ways," said Rev. C. F. Heywood, now of Central City, who was one of the charter members of th Ne braska conference. "Nothing passed th conference which had special bearing on church rule, but those of us who are here, will not forget It soon because of th difficulty which wa had In getting to Omaha. Th conference was held in th First Methodist church, and Rev. Charles W. Savldge, now of th Peoples' ohurch, Omaha, was the pastor. Rev, Mr. Savldge had just been transferred from the Minne sota conference when the session was held In his church. J "Getting to conference In 1SS3 was not much like it is today. Soma of th min isters came on horseback to Omaha. Oth ers brought their wives, and drove in With horses and spring wagons, not auto mobiles. This is the way I came to Omaha, and I attended conference after the one of 1883, when we had to travel In the same way. Mrs. Heywood and myself always took our rations with us when we started for th seat of a conference session, as HON. CHARLES ALDRICH, CURATOR Iowa Department of History. and located at Dubuque to engage In the practice of law. He has ever since con- tlnued to make that his home, In 1859 he was a delegate to th republi courtship made a clean breast of their and plan to elope. Wedded Between Honks. A speedy twentieth century automobile murrlase, of the most up-to-date variety, occurred between "honks," as Rev. H. J. Crum married Chauncey R. Benefield and Indianapolis. Miss Lotta A. Williams In The auto marriage wasn't a freak Idea. It waa a necessity. Mr. Benefited Is a wealthy ranchman of Dallas. Tex. He had urgent business mat ters to look after at Chicago, ard it wa necessary for him to catch the train which left at 3:13 o'clock. The train could not wait, and neither could he nor the mar- rlage. The only thing to do was to marry a la auto. Miss Williams was visiting relatives at Terre Haute, and Mr. Benefield was at Cincinnati. They had arranged to be mar- rtea at leisure at Indianapolis. But Mr. Benefield made a mistake In his calcula tlons, and found he could not reach Indian apolis until 3:40 o'clock. This left qjily thirty-five minutes for the marriage. . Mr. Benefield is a wealthy ranchman of distance telephone before he left Clncln- i f CHILDREN ONE CHILD OF REV. CLYDE CIiAT CISSELL. RETIRING Pastor of the Hanicom Park Church. there was no telling whether w would se cure anything to eat or not. Farmers were not as hospitable In those days as they are now and men hava made drives of 200 miles when they could not buy a meal at a farm house. This was true with Mrs. Heywood and myself on several occasions. We passed through a Swedish settlement one time, when we needed our rations. Th Swedes were new to this country and did not understand the ways Ameri cans had of stopping any place along th trail and applying for meals. The Swed ish people are noted for making good cof fee, In th country at least, and they wer always glad to make us Coffee, but did not like th Idea of cooking for strangers. We had meals under such circumstances, but enjoyed the Swedish coffee, together with our own lunches." t Many of the oharges along the Missouri river were more easily . reached by steam boat than by horseback. These Included Decatur, Dakota and St. James. That soma of th ministers who attended the second annual session of the Nebraska conference actually traveled by water. Is asserted by a number of ministers.' Those who have been here this week declared they did not have to find a place where they ' could be entertained and their horses fed, as they did twenty-two years ago, but en- in Service of Iowa can state convention that nominated Samuel J, Klrkwood for governor and the next year was a delegate to th national republican convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln far president of the United States. When the war broke out he was made a member of Governor Kirk wood's staff and was assigned to enlist volunteer troops. In 1862 h was elected to congress to rep resent his district and was three times re elected, serving till 1871. He was a candi- ate for United States senator in 1870, when the legislature met, but was unsuccessful, When the legislature met two years later he was elected over Senator Harlan. Th only break In a continuous service was a short time between his service as congress- man and that as senator. His term aa con- gressman expired March 4, 1871, and In the January following he was elected United States senator. His term as United States senator began March 4. 1873, so that there was an interim of two years. When his rrV". U,e1D "I1' 'f.nt0r e,xplrM' March 4. 1909, Senator Alllaon will have served as United States senator contlnu- ously for six terms or thirty-six years and four terms in the house of two years esch or eight year making a total publlo service of forty-four years. This, how- ever. Is not quite all for he served th fuuuu cdiisuiiK recruits oeiore mo war , Th record of Senator Allison's work is In the pages of tbe Congressional Record. natl. and arranged for Miss Williams to met him at the Indianapolis station Th. tnlenhnn K. T - j, . automobile: -e -a Miss Williams and automobile were ther to meet him, and they were whisked to the court house, where they obtained a short-order mirrlut Keens, tw. enough time left to get the preacher ana nusue cack to the Chicago train. The marriage was made as the auto sped away to the depot. They got on the train Just one minut before the train started. I Conn try Wedding; In France. A marriage 1. always an imnortant af- fair In France in every class of life. There are long discussions with all the members of the two families, writes Madame Wad- dlngton In Scrlbner's. The cure the notary the patron (If the young man Is a work- man), are all consulted, mn th , many negotiations and agreements la the most humble families as In the grand monde of the Faulbourg St Germain. 1 most all French parents give a dot of some kind to their children, and whatever the aura is, either too fanes or J.000 It Is always scrupulously raid over to the notary. Th weuuinj-d-ay is a long one. After the religious c.r-mcny In th church, all the wedding party members of the two families and a certain number of friends adjouvn to tho hotel of the little town for a breakfast, which Is long and most abundant. Then comes the crowning glory of the day a country walk along the dusty highroad to some wood or meadow where they can spend the whole afternoon. It Is pretty to me the little procession trudg ing' along the bride In all her wedding garments, white dress, white shoes, wreath, and veil; the groom In a dress coat, top hat, white cravat and waistcoat, with a white ribbon bow on his sleeve. Almost all the girls and young women are dressed In white or light colors; the mothers and grandmother (the whole family turns out) In black, with flowers In their bonnets. Ther I usually a fiddler walking ahead making most remarkable sounds on his old cracked Instrument, and the younger member of the party take an occasional gallop along the road. They are generally very gay; there Is much laughing, and, from time to time, a burst of song. It Is always a mystery to me how the bride keeps her dress and petticoat so clean, but she does, with that extraordinary knack all Frenchwomen seem to have of hold ing up their skirts. They passed often under tbe wall of tbe chateau, for a favorit reatingrplac was in our woods at th entrance of tha'allae verte, where It widen out a little; th moss makes a . beautiful soft carpet, and the big tree luaua. ni neara sounds of merriment on day when w were passing and we stopped to look on, from behind th bushes, wber we couldn't be seen, Joyed the i-cent fare on th railroads, to gether with th thousand of others who ride at th "reduced" and legal rate. "We will not forget a laugh which nearly broke up th first session of th second conference," said one of the charter mem bers of th Nebraska conference. "Rev. W. G. Owenger of Tekamah had applied for admission. Bishop Wiley always looked a man over very carefully before ho ac cepted" him. That was examination enough for most ministers. When the bishop went over them with his eyes the man's char auter was very carefully analyzed. " 'Stand up and let us sea you,' said Bishop Wiley, looking about the room for the now man. An embarrassed-looking fallow In the front row looked at th I bishop a moment. It was a serious mo ment for him, and when th bishop again called on him to stand up, h slowly un folded his legs and stood up. "Now the Rev. Mr. Owenger measured Six feet and six Inches with his riding boots off. When he towered above that conference assembly In the First church everyone wondered when he was going to stop 'getting up.' The ministers all laughed snd Ulrliop Wiley laughed as he looked the man over carefully. It was with dim- culty that order was restored, so much mirth was provoked by tho height of th new member." Rev. Mr. Owenger Is now In Washing ton, and left tho ministry a number of years ago. In terms of no uncertain meaning the second session condemned the use of to- ' bacco by ministers, and requested any member who had fallen Into the "filthy habit" to desist at once. Another action of the conference was to Instruct delegates Maxwell aid Van Doozer, to the genual conference, to oppose the removal of the time limit for pastorates. Before ad journment th conference gave a hearty endorsement to the efforts of Iowa to secure prohibition by statute, and for warded a copy to ministers in the sister state. Reports of th second annual conference showed that Silas H. Tucker and Charles F. Wlthrow were admitted on trial. Rev. Mr. Wlthrow has been tn Omaha the past week attending the present conference. Rev. Clinton D. Day, D. C. Wlnehlp and J. B. Priest remained on trial. Rev. Mr. Wlnshlp Is now In Denver and Rev. Mr. Priest has been present at the twenty sixth session. Rev. Earnest L. Fox and Robert W. Estep were admitted Into full connection with the church, and Rev. Samuel A. Bear, now resting, was readmitted. The greater part of his i career in the senate has been as chairman of th ap propriations committee, conceded the most Important in the senate and before that in th house he was on the ways and means committee th most Important In that body. John R. Sage cam to Iowa something mor than twenty years ago from the east, where he was a United Brethren minister. In Iowa he engaged in the newspaper busi ness for a time on a small newspaper and then went to Cedar Rapids, where he be- oame editor of th Cedar Rapids Republl- can and a part owner of the plant. From that he cam to Des Moines as the corre- spondent of the Inter Ocean of Chicago and the editor. of their farm department, Always Interested in farm matters Mr. Sage early became Interested In the crop and weather reports. At Cedar Rapids he had a hand In organising a crop reporting bureau, whioh was run in a small way for the benefit of the farmers of the state. After being in Des Moines for a time in neWBpaper work Mr.' Sage conceived th ,dea ot bringing this work to Des Molne and of establishing It on a lego basis aa part of tha Department of Agriculture. For time he hrt nmn.. i th h,.. Then an arrangement waa made with th government whereby he was connected with the weather bureau service and was given an office in the government building her. Mr. Sag and his friends take great pride In hi published volumes. His chief work has been to gather the data of the crops of past years as accurately as could be don. This has been published and th subsequent annual reports being in uni- LIY?,1"' U,te h" B comar,,,on b ' "J TrP" fr0m year t0 ye" "n Th, we,ther crop MrT,ce w M u"hl9d the seventeenth general as- hly ,n XS'8 and Gutavu Hinrlch of f11'0" count'r wa Htor. But up to 1890 tha department existed in but a fma" wajr' In 1890 Mr' Sae '"duce th " .. mo ueparuneni sorae- thln Importance and value to the stat ot Iow nd he w" Biado director and has contlnued to serve to this time. He ha tried to resign, but has not been alloyed to. II is appointed by tha governor ou recommendation of the board of directors f th8 t Agriculture. Mr 8a8e not qul,e ola Benator A1IlBon or Wr- Aldrlch, but he has reajj.ed tna art1'BKl hut because of fel.i valuabl services Is continued In the work, ' The Waterproof Test Th Gotslan Hanter'a Shorn cast ba left la bucket of water lor 48 boor without becoming1 damp loalde. Thai la ma near waterproof aa our half century of experience la the making' of high grade, rierfeel fitting and long wear ai ahoea can produce. We defy the world to CQual It at ay price. JlicGolzianShoo B: fcl.ee i. M. r.-l k C, CAta.
